Editors: Cathy Chua & Robert Zajac Bulletin #10

 
2nd Zone 6 berths:
Bermuda Bowl                  Chinese Taipei
Venice Cup                       Japan
Youth Championship        Chinese Taipei
Senior Bowl                      Indonesia

 

PLAFOFF MATCH RESULTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 



Japan Youth Team Interview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


From left to right : Shiga Motoaki, Niekawa Takeshi, Yokoi Hiroki, Ikemoto Yuichi, Teramoto Tadashi, Ote Ruri, Tanaka Shugo

 

Ruri Ote (23 years old)

1         Two and half years.

2         Bridge club in university.

3         Once a two days

4         Korean foods is very delicious, I glad to play with many country people.

5         I think that he is very good NPC.

6         Very fun.

 

 

Hiroki Yokoi (20 years old)

1         Two years.

2         Bridge club in university.

3         About six days in a week.

4         I am very happy.

5         I think that he brought winning to us.

6         I enjoy Bridge very much.

 

Yuichi Ikemoto (23 years old)

1         Three years.

2         Bridge club in university.

3         Almost every day at Bridge club or BBO.

4         I can¡¯t believe it.

5         I appreciate him for brought us good training. His teaching was very good and I could keep good mind.

6         Very interesting and enjoyable. I found very nice friends.

 

 

Shugo Tanaka (22 years old)

1         Six years.

2         Internet Bridge.

3         Once a week.

4         During the tournament I felt strong pressure as leader but now I feel comfortable.

5         I respect him very much and also appreciate him to brought winning. I could always keep good mind because he is with us.

6         I found big treasure to know Bridge. It is very interesting and helped to make many friends.

 

Takeshi Niekawa (23 years old)

1         Five years.

2         Bridge club in university.

3         Once a week.

4         I am happy to be winner. Opponents were very friendly and nice. Many Korean can speak Japanese and they are very kind for us.

5         Thanks a lot for him. We are happy that he is our captain.

6         Very interesting. It is good hobby for me.

 

Motoaki Shiga (20 years old)

1         Two years.

2         Bridge club in university.

3         Except on Sunday.

4         When we were leading I felt little pressure but I could play with good concentration.

5         He gave us methods against opponents systems. That worked well. Thanks.

6         Partnership improves bid and defense. That is very interesting only in Bridge.

 

 

Tadashi Teramoto (NPC)

JCBL started new method to select youth team and training. We selected 12 people in October then give them training. Also they played some major tournament in Japan and discussed with coach after much. We selected six members in March and continued training. Mainly I selected members and coached them. This time they did it very well. I am very glad. Do the best in Sydney!

 

 

 

Results of PABF Open Pairs Qualifying Round

 

Qualified Pairs for the finals are in bold type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Results of PABF Open Pairs Qualifying Round

 

Qualified Pairs for the finals are in bold type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NBO Winners of 2005 PABF Simultaneous Pairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


BBO Vugraph Report – Saturday Day 8

by Rick Wakeman

 

Well here is the computer and there is my bed – sigh!  Okay, okay - just one more report.

 

May I start by saying that once again we successfully broadcast PABF bridge to the world.  It wasn¡¯t without lots of hiccups, but we did it! – 4 tables x 4 sessions and if you visit Nick¡¯s vugraph project in Greece on the web, you can see 256 separate plays of the hand from today. Today was so chaotic on vugraph that I had a hard time tracking our viewers but a ballpark figure would be 1600.  Why so low you ask?  Well two nobody¡¯s by the name of Meckstroth and Rodwell put on a show today from the European Pairs in Tenerife about the same time we had sessions 3 and 4.  Why 1200 people would rather watch them than us is beyond my comprehension.  But I am not very bright.

 

There was some glory in the BBO vugraph day for PABF though – at least 3 firsts that I know of – 1.  A player won a trip to the Bermuda Bowl yesterday and operated vugraph today – never before in the history of BBO.  2.  Simultaneous broadcast in 3 languages – to my knowledge a first for BBO.  3.  One set of closed room commentators agreed to share the floor and broadcast into the room in both Japanese and Indonesian.  The screen was looked like a psychedelic dream.  Our challenge now is: ¡°What more can we do?¡±  Well I have an idea – how about two vugraph operators at each table in the open and closed rooms so that we have two rooms on broadcast into 4 internet vugraph theatres and allow Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese and English broadcasts of the same match.  No I am not drunk – I just like to push the envelope.

 

We had a huge week of broadcasting and I will give you numbers if you are into numbers – by the end of today – 30 sessions of broadcast – 60 tables featured – more than 1000 hands played on vugraph. 

 

Well Bobby is screaming for this article so must run – but I must mention the contribution of a few new folks to our operating team – Candice Feitelson – Aussie Women¡¯s Team and Lee Young joon from the Korean Youth Team.  I can¡¯t say enough about the contribution that so many have made and are continuing to make to the BBO vugraph broadcast – so I will say a little – Thank You! – all of you will forever have a place in my heart for your excellent and unselfish contributions.

 

As an addendum, I want to say that this week for me personally has been a love story.  I have had the time of my life here. I didn¡¯t meet you all and that¡¯s regrettanle, but perhaps another time, another place.  I truly fell in love with the bridge players of the PABF, the organizers from the KCBL and the commentators from all over the world – you are truly magnificent people.  You have touched my soul and given the most precious gift of all – your friendship.  Bless you all and please know that I will always be ¡®shoeless¡¯ on BBO – I truly don¡¯t like wearing those cursed things.  Adios amigos.  Don¡¯t be surprised if I move to China.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Official Carrier of the 43rd PABF

Playoffs for

Bermuda Bowl berths

Cathy Chua

 

Bd 17

¨£ 10

 

Dlr N

© 104

 

Vul Nil

¡§ KQJ743

 

 

¡× J1095

 

¨£ KJ42

 

¨£ Q8

© K8

 

© AQJ9765

¡§ A986

 

¡§ ---

¡× Q83

 

¡× AK76

 

¨£ A97653

 

 

© 32

 

 

¡§ 1052

 

 

¡× 42

 

 

In the Closed Room, after North opened 3¡§, East, Shimkizu for Japan, jumped to 4© and that ended proceedings, making 12 tricks, +480. The auction started the same way in the Open Room, but  Nakamura didn¡¯t want to leave things there. He tried 4¨£ and then made a dash for the safety of being dummy in 5¡§ doubled after West doubled 4¨£. Furuta was given a good start, at least, when Huang naturally began with the top club. He shifted to the ¨£Q which declarer won to continue with the club suit, won by East.  Now ace of hearts and a heart to the king was followed by another spade. Declarer ruffed and ruffed a club setting up his club winner in the process. He still has an anxious moment as he has to decide which trump to play off dummy. If West has 4 then the ten is best, but if the ten is won by East another club will be bad¡¦after some thought he called for the ¡§10 and -500 kept the loss to 2 IMPs.

 

In Indonesia-HK, being won handsomely by Indonesia at the start of play it was a big swing hand: 6© in one room and a stab at 7© in the other¡¦.South couldn¡¯t get that ace of spades out fast enough. 14 IMPs to HK.

 

Board 18 was an unambitious 3NT in the Closed Room in Japan-CT. But in the other Huang made the hand interesting:

 

Bd 18

¨£ 98542

 

Dlr E

© K53

 

Vul NS

¡§ Q

 

 

¡× Q1095

 

¨£ K

 

¨£ AJ763

© AJ4

 

© 10962

¡§ 65432

 

¡§ AK98

¡× AK43

 

¡× ---

 

¨£ Q10

 

 

© Q87

 

 

¡§ J107

 

 

¡× J8762

 

 

west

north

east

south

Shih

Furuta

Huang

Chen

 

 

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